Robert E Lee statue removed from Dallas park sells for more than $1.4m

It happened by city decree in the dark of night, or by civic demand at the hands of protesters. When the movement to reckon with Confederate symbols swept the nation, monuments that had long stood in city parks and on college campuses were suddenly dismantled.There was often no clear plan for the future, and few long-term solutions have emerged.Now, one city has settled on an unusual answer: Sell the statue to the highest bidder.A bronze statue of Robert E Lee on horseback that had sat in a Dall